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by kdk0nx 2799 days ago
Yeah that’s the ticket; just generate more garbage to deal with
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That is what happens when a phone costs more than a desktop computer, or contracts require 50 euros per month just as base price.

Which then require the help of the consumers protection agency to be properly terminated.

That’s what happens when society prioritizes constant participation in a consumer market.

Personally my iPhone 6 Plus with a new battery is plenty. What more can one get out of the new hardware that is that valuable, other than a dopamine kick that fades?

I’m no Luddite; my education is in computer engineering. I love hardware.

And I’m not saying it’s a personal moral failing. It’s an information war that is being won by big money that have described it just as you did your entire life